diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b654cce..44e8a50 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 NAME = netoik-rp
-VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
+VERSION = $(shell git describe --always --tags --abbrev=0)
 RELEASE = $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 BRANCH = $(shell git branch --show-current)
 BUILD_ARCH = noarch